Healthy 3 Ingredient No Bake Oatmeal Cups
These healthy 3 Ingredient no bake oatmeal cups need just five minutes to whip up, and are the perfect grab and go snack or lunch box treat! Using just three ingredients, this super simple, easy recipe is naturally gluten free, vegan, dairy free and refined sugar free!
It’s amazing what a minor, irrelevant change can be made to a base recipe. A minor change which can easily alter someone’s perspective.
*cough* Niki *cough*
Whenever I’m back in Australia, I always ensure to make snacks for Niki. Not because I’m some saint of a brother, but because she’s the Queen B of guinea Pigs.
Queen P.
You see, in her narrow mind, she seems to think her taste buds are superior. Many of my recipes have been critiqued to no end, with very few getting the seal of approval. Even on those rare occasions where she seems satisfied, she still throws the odd dig.
“Not enough chocolate chips.”
“Too many chocolate chips.”
“Poor presentation.”
“I wasn’t too hungry when I tried it.”
“It doesn’t pair well with watching the Real Housewives of Melbourne”.
IT DOESN’T PAIRS WELL WITH THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE.
I’m sorry, would it have been more appropriate if I laced it in gold, served it with a side of shade, and with a Louboutin stiletto to boot?
Anyway.
The other week, I shared these granola cups with her, thinking she’d enjoy them- Nothing too fancy, but with some quality add-ins to keep her taste buds dancing. Unfortunately, that was too much for her, and she complained that the granola used it had too many nuts.
Seriously.
I was determined (I know, shame on me) to make an easy snack to pair well with the Real Housewives to suit her superior buds. I then decided to literally make one of her (only) favorite blog recipes into a different shape and voila- Instant seal of approval. My 3 Ingredient no bake oatmeal bars now took a better (and easier!) shape- Cup form!
BOOM. SNAP. CRACKLE. POP. SHADE.
These healthy 3 ingredient no bake oatmeal cups are easy, delicious and take less than 5 minutes to set and forget! They are perfect to snack on, pair with some eggs for breakfast, or to add some fun to your lunch box- Back to school kiddos or back to work adults- It doesn’t discriminate! It’s also pretty customizable too, and suitable for those following a gluten free, vegan, dairy free and can be made allergen friendly too!
You start with your gluten free rolled oats and then pick a sticky sweetener and nut butter and voila- Snack time sorted.
For the sticky sweetener, I typically use brown rice syrup, as it isn’t too sweet AND it helps keep things together much better than other sweeteners. Saying that, I also love using pure maple syrup, agave, and on some occasions, pure manuka honey (it will no longer be strictly vegan if you opt for this). if you don’t use brown rice syrup, you’ll want to add an extra tablespoon of sweetener, as brown rice syrup is SUPER STICKY.
Like, the kind where it would be funny to ‘accidentally’ spill on Niki’s head.
As for the nut butter, I find drippy almond butter to be best. However, it totally works with peanut butter or cashew butter. For my friends allergic to nuts, try it with soy nut butter or my favorite sunflower seed butter. I prefer the slightly sweetened version, as I’ve found the unsweetened kind to be a little bitter.
HACK! Unlike most of my other ‘cup’ recipes, I recommend refrigerating them for a while to firm up. These? I’ve actually found they have a chewier and softer texture when left at room temperature to set. Adjust according to your preference.
Make these healthy 3 Ingredient No Bake Oatmeal Cups and if you think your taste buds are on point, think again.
Niki > the world.
- 1 1/2 cups gluten free rolled oats (can sub for quick oats or jumbo rolled oats)
- 1/2 cup nut butter of choice (I used drippy almond butter)
- 1/2 cup brown rice syrup (can sub for pure maple syrup or agave)*
- Chocolate chips/add ins, to top (optional)
- Line a 12 count muffin tray with 8 -12 muffin tins/paper cups and set aside. (Use 12 for smaller cups, 8 for large cups).
- In a large mixing bowl, add your rolled oats and set aside.
- Stovetop or in the microwave, melt your nut butter with your brown rice syrup (or maple syrup/agave) until combined. Pour over the oatmeal and mix until fully incorporated.
- Divide evenly amongst the muffin tins/cups and top with optional add ins. Allow to set at room temperature or for quicker setting, refrigerate for 20 minutes or so.
- * If you use agave or pure maple syrup, you may need to add an extra tablespoon
- These can be kept covered at room temperature for up to 5 days or refrigerated for up to two weeks. These cup are freezer friendly too.
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Does shape of a food play a big role? Cookies trump bars. Always.
Do you have extremely picky taste buds?
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Haha! Poor Niki. She’s a trooper for trying all of your recipes…and at least she’s honest! Now if you want to start sending me some of these recipes, I’ll also be honest…and I won’t require them to go well while watching Real Housewives of Melbourne! (Ok, I might require them to go well with the Real Housewives of Clifton Park, though…) Looks delicious, my friend…perfect for back-to-school snacks!
She is the worst critique, I swear half the time she just says something negative for the sake of it!
hahaha well yes honesty is good and you know for certain how she feels about them and won’t have to second guess if shes telling the truth! I agree with spicedblog though haha with his comments.
Thanks! Absolutely, with some much recipe development going on here, honest opinions is so important!
Shape of food definitely matters! Like, I would eat these in cup form, but in bar form they might not taste as good. Never heard of the TV show pairings, though, haha.
LOL. As long as there is vino, it’s all good, eh 😉
First of all, I LOVE no bake desserts. 🙂 And I have not been here in way too long. And do you secretly like people giving honest critiques of your recipes?
Hi Emily! As I develop recipes often, honest critique is very important. As such, I get friends and family to try everything before a post goes live 🙂 Nothing secret about that! 🙂
Yum! I need some of these right now! I love oats and anything made with oats….and peanut butter…or nut butter of any kind! These are perfect for me!
🙂 Thanks so much, Marsha!
You need to start telling Niki that these are no bake oatmeal “filets” or “hors d’oeuvres” so that they are a worthy Real Housewives snack. It’s important.
At least she’ll try all your recipes. I have to literally put my roasted vegetables on my brother’s plate for him as he looks on in dismay. “Ben, the roasted broccoli is delicious. Promise. They’re good for you. EAT THEM.”
YES! Or serve it with a side of Moet/Chandon/similar.
Wait…Ben deosn’t like roasted broccoli? Sacre Bleur!
Wait, wait, wait…there’s a Real Housewives of Melbourne. I have totally been missing out.
Please don’t….Oh dear, it is SO scripted and so false. Then again….I think most fall into that category.
Ah Niki. I definitely want to meet her, haha! I’d rather be criticized harshly than be lied to for sure XD and it’s even worse when you have tons of family members who have a crazy sweet tooth!
Haha, WE NEED TO HANG while your sisters hang with Niki.
These were fantastic and couldn’t be any easier!
I used almond butter and maple syrup. Tonight I am trying the recipe out with peanut butter!
Love it! Thanks so much for the feedback, Mandy!
Hi! I love these cookies. Thank you so much for sharing your recipes. Quick question, will you be sharing nutritional information for your recipes any time soon??
Hi there, they’ve been included since 2017 and old ones will soon be updated!